A Multipurpose, Multisystem Endeavor
This morning I sat in on a virtual Meet-up where the topic was Building a Lab. During the pandemic I had been slowly but surely ‘collecting’ computer equipment with the thought to build out several components to like a multitasking lab environment. I know a lot of people are all for virtual environment labs, and I had one of those as well, but I also think that different devices should have different functions and like the idea of re-purposing old systems.
I’m working on this because in the past my virtual lab was tied to schoolwork or ctfs and mostly focused on lightweight pentesting and I want to get more hands-on defensive measures in place. I also want to be able to pull in threat intelligence feeds and a machine specifically for python scripting and researching.
One of the things that stuck with me this morning and is kind of a ‘duh’ moment was to do an inventory, but also I think I’m going to try to design and designate all the components I want/have before I start building out. That’s why this blog is #0 it’s my pre-planning. I’m going to take the next week to look at the systems I have, the objectives I want to learn, and then plan out. Another piece to this will also be the documentation, I want clear and concise documentation because in a real world scenario this would be important.
Next week or the week after I’ll share examples of my inventory assessment and initial documentation. I also plan to have designated the use of each piece.
Build A Security Ninja 